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Kira was the
first Japanese
aviator to land on the Hosho,
in March 1923. He was a 52-year-old rear admiral
in command of 12
Air Flotilla based at Kure
in December 1941. Given command of 22
Air Flotilla in May 1942, he was promoted to vice admiral in
1943 and
attached
to the Naval General Staff in 1944.
| 1889-9-9 | Born | |
| 1912-7-17 | Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 62nd in a class of 144. Assigned to CL Soya |
| 1913-5-1 | BC Ikoma |
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| 1913-12-1 | Ensign | |
| 1915-2-1 | BB Asahi |
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| 1915-12-13 |
Lieutenant junior grade |
Gunnery School Basic Course |
| 1916-6-1 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1916-12-1 | Air Course | |
| 1917-12-1 | Yokosuka
Air Group |
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| 1918-6-1 | Fleet Air Group | |
| 1918-12-1 | Yokosuka Air Group | |
| 1919-7-14 | Instructor, Yokosuka Air Group | |
| 1919-12-1 | Lieutenant | |
| 1920-1-30 | BB Mikasa |
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| 1920-5-6 | Staff, 3 Fleet |
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| 1920-7-9 | Yokosuka Air Group | |
| 1920-12-7 | Instructor, Yokosuka Air Group | |
| 1921-5-4 | Staff, Temporary Flying Training Center | |
| 1921-5-25 | Instructor, Yokosuka Air Group | |
| 1922-11-1 | Instructor, Kasumigaura Air Group | |
| 1922-11-10 | CVL Hosho |
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| 1924-12-1 | Lieutenant
commander |
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| 1925-10-20 | Trip to Europe, United States |
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| 1926-9-10 | CV Akagi |
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| 1928-12-10 | Yokosuka Navy Yard |
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| 1929-4-8 | Staff, Bureau of Aircraft Research,
Yokosuka Navy Yard |
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| 1930-12-1 | Commander | |
| 1931-4-2 | CVL Ryujo |
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| 1933-4-1 | Executive officer, CVL Ryujo | |
| 1933-8-25 | Ominato Guard
District |
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| 1933-11-1 | Commander, Ominato Air Group |
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| 1934-11-15 | Captain | |
| 1935-10-31 | Commander, CVL Ryujo | |
| 1936-12-5 | Naval College Expert Course | |
| 1937-8-25 | Commander, AV Kagu Maru | |
| 1937-12-15 | Chief, Bureau of Flight Research, Air
Arsenal |
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| 1938-12-15 | Commander, 12 Air Group |
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| 1939-10-25 | Chief, Bureau of Flight Research, Air Arsenal | |
| 1940-11-1 | Commander, 12 Combined Air Group |
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| 1940-11-15 | Rear admiral |
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| 1942-5-15 | Commander, 22 Air Flotilla | |
| 1943-11-1 | Vice admiral |
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| 1944-2-19 | Commander, 51 Air
Flotilla |
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| 1944-3-15 | Commander, Yokosuka Air Group | |
| 1944-7-10 | Commander, 3 Air Fleet |
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| 1944-11-11 | Navy
General Staff |
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| 1945-9-6 | Retires |
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| 1947-4-30 | Dies from disease contracted at the front |
References
Materials
of IJN (accessed 2008-4-2)
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